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TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................................... 4 I ORGANIZATIONS ..................................................................................................................................................................... 6
AGRAMAGEE ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................6 AME INDIA ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
LEISA INDIA (AME’s Magazine) .......................................................................................................................................................... 9 BAIF.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 CARE INDIA ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12 CLIMATE CHANGE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY (CCAFS) ........................................................................................................ 14 CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE (CRIDA) ........................................................................................... 16 CROPIN ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 DANGORIA TRUST ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 DIGITAL GREEN ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION ......................................................................................................................................... 23 HARVEST PLUS .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 ICCO.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 ICRISAT (INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI-ARID TROPICS) ............................................................. 29 IFAD ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 31 IFPRI .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 32 INDIAN NETWORK ON ETHICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE (INECC) ........................................................................................................... 35 INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER (CIMMYT) ....................................................................................... 37 ISAP INDIA ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39 ISHA FOUNDATION - THE ISHA AGRO MOVEMENT (IAM) ...................................................................................................................... 40 LANSA: LEVERAGING AGRICULTURE FOR NUTRITION IN SOUTH ASIA ................................................................................................ 41 LIVING FARMS ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 MS SWAMINATHAN RESEARCH FOUNDATION (MSSRF) ........................................................................................................................ 44 NATIONAL INNOVATIONS IN CLIMATE RESILIENT AGRICULTURE .......................................................................................................... 46 PAYIR ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48 PRADAN ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 49 SRI SRI INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY TRUST (SSIAST) ....................................................................... 51 SSP ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 TATA-CORNELL INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION (TCI) .............................................................................................. 55 VAAGDHARA ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57 WATER AND AGRICULTURE RESILIENCE MISSION (WARM) CARITAS ................................................................................................ 58 WELT HUNGER HILFE...................................................................................................................................................................................... 60 WORLD BANK : SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE .................................................................... 62
II INDIVIDUALS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 64
DR. BHASKAR MITTRA FROM TISS ............................................................................................................................................................... 64 CHEWANG NORPHEL ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 RAMANATHAN ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66 PREM PRAKASH SHARMA ................................................................................................................................................................................ 67 M M GOPAL........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 68
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M THIRUMALAI ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 69 P THIRUMARAN ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 70
III APPENDIX .............................................................................................................................................................................. 71
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Executive Summary
Agriculture makes 15.4% of India’s GDP. It employs 45% of people in traditional farming and
modern agriculture methods and its contribution towards the betterment of the Indian economy
is declining due to various reasons.
Rising climate changes are leading to low crop yields across the world. Despite a drop in
hunger rates, India’s economic growth has not translated to better food availability or better
nutrition. A common cause for both the problems has been low profitability from agriculture
and a prevailing gender gap in farming which results in unavailability of resources towards
women farmers who make 70% of the farming population.
The idea of this report is to highlight organizations & individuals working/researching in the
above mentioned fields of agriculture. The accompanying matrix with this report specifically
breaks down the fields of work of these organizations.
Some notable insights made during the course of this research are:
- There are various National and International research and focussed research groups on
climate specific agriculture.
- India has a varied agricultural landscape in terms of geo-ecological fragile zones thus
climate change has different effects on different land types.
- Uncertainty of location specific effects of Climate Change
- There’s a disjoint between nutrition and agriculture in India, with most initiatives falling
under the health ministry.
- Beyond macronutrient and protein deficiency, a micronutrient deficiency especially in
Iron and Zinc is prevalent. Bio-fortification through genetic engineering methods is a
promising solution.
- Most organizations are working towards empowering women to improve their social and
economic inequality status since this is a major cause of low agricultural productivity.
Gaps that were identified and that will need more work towards are:
- Disconnect between research and farming community.
- Policy changes: In most of the cases, lack of clear policy regulations is a huge barrier.
Be it to rehabilitate farmers or to converge agriculture & nutrition initiatives.
- Optimal crop selection is important for farmers to address nutritional deficiencies.
- Increasing investments in productivity and finding lucrative markets:
Ex: Harvesting mud crabs in the Sundarbans (instead of rice, because the water is too
saline) and exporting them Japan (where there is demand)
- National and state governments should make climate adaptation of agriculture a focus
on their agenda and sync with international action plans to mitigate these "disasters"
(mostly in terms of funding programs and strategy)
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- Incentives for agriculture: With increasing urbanization, there’s lack of young talent in
agriculture. Incentives either for practitioners or for early adopters such as farm-
accelerator programs / VC, funding opportunities for start-ups (not just ag tech) would
improve this.
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I ORGANIZATIONS
Agramagee
Brief Description
Promote all aspects of tribal development throughout India, with focus on Odisha through an
integrated approach to help tribal communities mobilize for self-sustaining development
initiatives
Established
1981
Leadership Team N/A
Board Advisors
Agramagee’s board has 7 members. Full list here: https://agragamee.org/about/our-board/
Areas of Work
Food & Nutrition
Sustainable Agriculture
Environment protection, including biodiversity conservation & rejuvenation.
Geographies of Focus
Eastern state of Odisha.
Districts : Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Kandhmal,
Mayurbhanj, Gajapati ,Balangir.
Description of Research Projects/Work
Reclaiming Tribal Landscapes: Over its years of work with tribal farmers, Agragamee has
gained the understanding that the best innovations in agriculture for improving nutrition would
be to help farmers reclaim their agricultural lands and improve and increase the cultivation of
their traditional crops, which ensured a holistic and balanced nutrition of cereals, pulses, and
oilseeds, supplemented by tubers, fruits, spinach, and other items from the forest. Further
information.
Partner Institutions
Government and other institutions
Funding Model
Donations + Grants
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Contact & Social Media
Website: https://agragamee.org/
Address: At/P.O-Kashipur, Dist.-Rayagada
Pin – 765015, Orissa,India
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agragameeodisha/
Annual Report: Latest annual report with link - http://agragamee.org/wp-
content/uploads/2018/06/Annual-Report-2016-17.pdf
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AME India
Brief Description
AME Foundation, as a resource organisation, has been promoting ecological agriculture for
more than 27 years. AME Foundation has been guiding small and marginal rainfed farmers to
manage their natural farm resources better, practice alternative eco-farming practices for
enhanced yields and reduced costs.
Established
1982
Board
Sri Chiranjiv Singh - Chairman - I.A.S (Retd). Former Development Commissioner, Govt. of
Karnataka
Dr. Vithal Rajan - Vice Chairman - Founder volunteer chair of the Deccan Development Society.
Dr.M.Mahadevappa - Member Trustee - Former VC, UAS-Dharwad.
Dr.N.G.Hegde - Member Trustee
Trustee and Principal Advisor, BAIF.
Dr.T.M.Thiyagarajan - Member Trustee - Former Dean, TNAU.
Prof.V.Veerabhadraiah - Member Trustee - Former Director of Extension, UAS Bangalore.
Sri B.K.Shiva Ram - Treasurer - Former Administrative officer LIC.
Dr.A.Rajanna - Member Trustee - Former Director of agriculture, Govt. of Karnataka.
Dr.Venkatesh Tagat - Member Trustee - Former CGM, NABARD.
Dr.Smita Premchander - Member Trustee - Founder Member and Hon. Chief Executive-
Sampark.
Sri K.V.S.Prasad - Secretary to Board and Executive Director.
Areas of Work
Improving farm livelihoods in drylands
Geographies of Focus
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
Description of Research Projects
● Promoting sustainable agriculture in drylands through systematic combination of in-situ
rainwater management, soil fertility improvement, crop and cropping practices, together
with support activities like generating and recycling manurial biomass through LEISA
approaches.
● Promoting resource conserving methods like System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in
irrigated paddy, rainfed paddy, ragi and red gram.
● Integrating supplementary income generating activities for sustainable livelihoods.
● Guiding farmers through season-long Farmer Field Schools.
● Building capacities of rural youth in sustainable agriculture.
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● Building capacities of NGOs in SA and FFS enabling scaling up.
● Wider dissemination of field experiences on ecological agriculture through LEISA India
magazine.
On going:
● Dry land agriculture programme in Telangana
● S &T based sustainable dry farming approaches
● Producing more with less resource use
● Improving dry farming through ecological agriculture
Partner Institutions
Funding Model
Contact & Social Media
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Latest Annual Report: http://amefound.org/wp-content/uploads/Annual-Reports/ANNUAL-
REPORT-FY-2015-16.pdf
Note: AME India also has a magazine (LEISA India) which documents practical field
experiences for the farming community.
LEISA INDIA (AME’s Magazine)
Brief Description
A magazine on ecological agriculture which documents practical field experiences.
On going:
Guiding in Documentation and Product development
Alternative and sustainable agricultural practices are being followed in many regions, practiced
by many farmers and promoted by a number of organizations. However, these are not being
disseminated far and wide, as they are not being noted or documented. One of the major
reasons for not documenting is the lack of skills to document apart from time and resources.
Facilitating knowledge exchange platforms
Contact & Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leisaindiamag
Address: No. 204, 100 Feet Ring Road, 3rd Phase, Banashankari 2nd Block, 3rd Stage,
Bangalore – 560 085, India Tel: +91-080- 2669 9512, +91-080- 2669 9522
E-mail: [email protected]
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BAIF
Brief Description
BAIF Development Research Foundation was set up in 1967 near Pune by Dr. Manibhai Desai,
a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, to promote sustainable livelihood in Rural India.
Established
1967
Leadership Team
Mr. G. G. Sohani
President and Managing Trustee
Core Management Team
Mr. G. G. Sohani President and Managing Trustee, Mr. S. B. Karvande Adviser and Secretary,
Dr. A. B. Pande Senior Vice President (Livestock Technology), Mr. B. K. Kakade Executive Vice
President
Dr. D. N. Shindey Vice President (Programmes), Mr. A. K. Sinha Vice President (Programmes) ,
Mr. S. C. Gijare Group Vice President (HR and Administration), Mr. S. V. Kulkarni Group VP -
Finance
Complete List here http://www.baif.org.in/our_management.asp
Areas of Work
Agriculture and Food Security,
Economic Opportunity,
Energy and Environment,
Health
Geographies of Focus
Eastern state of Odisha.
Districts : Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Kandhmal,
Mayurbhanj, Gajapati ,Balangir.
Description of Research Projects
As part of their agriculture and tribal development projects, BAIF has special focus on nutritional
security. Nutritional security is being addressed through enrichment of backyard gardens with
perennial vegetables, cultivation of strawberries and high value vegetables, conservation of
paddy, millets, tubers, wild vegetables, promotion of non-timber forest products such as tassar
silk, palmyra palm, mahua (Madhuca indica), charoli, lac farming, gum cultivation, aromatic
grass such as lemon grass and rosha, water chestnut cultivation and inland fishery.
On going:
Maharashtra Gene Bank Project
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Improved agriculture and water resource management projects
Partner Institutions
NABARD
Tata-Cornell Institute (TCI)
Funding Model
Grants + Donations
Contact & Social Media
E-mail : [email protected]
Website: http://www.baif.org.in/
BAIF Development Research Foundation
BAIF Bhavan, Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar
Warje, Pune 411058, India
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BAIFUP/
Annual Report: http://www.baif.org.in/contents/BAIF_Annual_Report_%202016_17.pdf
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Care India
Brief Description
CARE is a not-for-profit organization working in India for over 65 years, focusing on alleviating
poverty and social injustice. projects in health, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness
and response. Their goal is the empowerment of women and girls from poor and marginalised
communities leading to improvement in their lives and livelihoods.
Established
1950 (in India)
Management Team
Shantamay Chatterjee, Senthil Kumar, Sushmita Mukherjee, Rohit Nayyar, Hemant Shah
Further details: https://www.careindia.org/management-team/
Board
9 member team - Neera Saggi, Yamini Aiyar, Mathew Cherian, Gautam Chikermane, Shyam
Divan, Namrata Kaul, Luis Miranda, Shobhini Mukerji, Gowri Mukherjee.
Complete list & further details here https://www.careindia.org/board-management/
Areas of Work
Health
Education
Livelihood
Gender amongst others.
Geographies of Focus
Odisha for TARINA their main nutrition project. Otherwise mostly central India and TN. Details.
Description of Research Projects
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND RESEARCH FOR INDIAN NUTRITION AND AGRICULTURE
(TARINA). This project aims to improve access and availability for poor and marginal
smallholders to year round affordable, diverse and quality foods in order to achieve positive
nutrition outcomes. TARINA works on multiple agriculture-nutrition pathways for some of the
most marginalized groups in one of the least developed areas of the country.
More details here: https://www.careindia.org/project/tarina-technical-assistance-and-research-
for-indian-nutrition-and-agriculture/
Other projects: Archive
Partner Institutions
Various corporate partners and institutional partners like Amazon, Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation etc. Details.
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TARINA project is as a member of a consortium being led by Cornell University. Other
consortium members include BAIF, Emory University, Grameen Development Services,
International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI), the Tata Trusts, and Tata Cornell
Initiative.
Funding Model
Donations + Partnership Grants
FCRA: Yes - https://www.careindia.org/financials/
Contact & Social Media
Website: https://www.careindia.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAREinIndia/
Email: [email protected]
A-12, Bhilwara Towers, Third Floor, Tower II Sector 1, NOIDA, Uttar Pradesh 201301
Latest Annual Report: https://www.careindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/CARE-annual-
report-March-21-FINAL.pdf
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Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Brief Description:
Climate Smart Village Program:Strengthening the capacity of women farmers, therefore,is
known to be an essential step towards building climate resilient households, communities and
food systems
Established: 2011
Leadership Team: CGIAR
Areas of Work:
Research on
● Priorities and Policies for CSA
● Climate-Smart Technologies and Practices
● Low Emissions Development
● Climate Services and Safety Nets
● Gender and Social Inclusion
Geographies of Focus: Haryana
Description of Research Projects: The objective is to strengthen the adaptive capacity of
75,000 farming families/communities in 250 villages of 10 largely paddy/wheat growing districts
(Yamunanagar, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Jind, Kaithal, Panipat, Sonepat, Sirsa and
Fatehabad) to climate change and variability. The project was earlier piloted in 27 villages of
District Karnal jointly by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT),
National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) Project under Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the Department of Agriculture & Framers Welfare,
Government of Haryana. The climate smart villages in this pilot project successfully adopted a
portfolio of interventions for managing water, weather, nutrient, carbon, energy and knowledge.
Partner Institutions:
CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15
Research Centers in close collaboration with hundreds of partners across the globe:
www.cgiar.org
Contact & Social Media
Borlaug Institute for South Asia
2nd Floor, CG Bloock C,
NASC Complex DPS Marg, Pusa, Opp Todapur,
New Delhi 110 012, India
Contact person
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Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA)
Brief Description: CRIDA is a National Research Institute under the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) established in 1985 with a mandate to carry out basic and applied
research in rainfed farming. The Institute also undertakes National/ International Collaborations
and Consultancy Projects. All India Coordinated Research Programmes (AICRPs) of ICAR on
Dryland Agriculture and Agrometeorology with 25 partners each are in CRIDA. This is the lead
Institute and the National Nodal point for the National Innovations in Climate Resilient
Agriculture (NICRA) which is being implemented at large number of Research Institutes of
ICAR, State Agricultural Universities and 100 KVKs
Established: 1985
Leadership Team: Dr.K.Sammi Reddy Acting Director
Board:
Areas of Work: Climate Resilient Agriculture/ improving profitability
Geographies of Focus: India
Description of Research Projects:
● Basic and applied for sustainable and climate resilient agriculture in rainfed areas.
● Coordinate network research for generating location-specific technologies in rainfed
areas.
● Centre for capacity enhancement in natural resource management in drylands.
On going:
Paid Analysis
Online Crop Contingency Planning
Yieldgap DSS
Mera Gaon and Mera Gaurav
Contingency Plan
Daily Rainfall Situation
Crop Pest DSS
Crop Weather Outlook
Jal-DSS - Tool to Measure Impact of Watershed Development Program
Partner Institutions: It has strong collaboration with ICRISAT, ILRI, IWMI, ANGRAU and other
SAUs, JNTU, University of Delhi, Osmania University and other Universities and NGOs for
developing and refining technologies for improving profitability in rainfed agriculture
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Funding Model
Contact & Social Media:
Dr.K.Sammi Reddy
Acting Director
ICAR - Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA)
Santoshnagar
Hyderabad 500 059, Telangana, India
Ph : +91-40-24530177
Fax : +91-40-24531802
Email : [email protected]
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CROPIN
Brief Description: Cropin Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a private software and mobile apps
company, has developed digital applications to advise farmers on ways to achieve optimal harvests,
depending on weather conditions, soil and other indicators.
Established: 2010
Leadership Team: Krishna Kumar, Founder
Geographies of Focus:
Description of Research Projects: Cropin provides Farm-Businesses/Growers with farm
management software and mobile apps, which enable them to do connected, and data driven
farming. It allows them to take advantage of real time data and insight from farms (an accurate view
of their operation throughout the entire growing season) and to improve financial, operational and
agronomy aspects.
On going:
Partner Institutions: Seeders, FICCI, Invested Development, UKAid, BEENext
Funding Model: Venture
Contact & Social Media:
CROPIN TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
#1021,3rd Floor,16th Main,BTM Layout 1st Stage
Bangalore -560029 Karnataka
+91-7625098755
Website cropin.co.in/home.html
Facebook View on Facebook LinkedInView on LinkedIn Twitter View on Twitter
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Dangoria Trust
Brief Description
Dangoria Charitable Trust (DCT)’s rural centre is located in the village Narsapur, in Medak
district, of the South Indian state of Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh). Since its
inception in the year 1981, DCT has tried to serve the poor and the needy and empower
rural community particularly women and children through science and technology and social
engineering.
Established
1981
Managing Trustee:
Dr. Devyani Dangoria (MBBS, DGO, DRCOG (London))
Mobile: 8297722721
9440049586
Board N/A
Areas of Work
Predominantly a hospital, they do work in Health & Nutrition, environmental outreach and
sanitation.
Geographies of Focus
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh
Description of Research Projects
Nutritionally promotive and environmentally sustainable farming for micronutrient security
They’re promoting diversification from paddy and sugar cane to nutritionally- oriented
homestead gardening, and cultivation of pulses and millets using green methods of farming.
Backyard poultry using high egg-yielding varieties has also been introduced. A continuing
activity funded under different projects supported by the Department of Science and Technology
and the Department of Biotechnology. Women and adolescent girls are targeted.
Partner Institutions
Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India
Dr. Reddy’s Foundation
Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR)
Funding Model
Donations & Grants (Government)
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Contact & Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.dangoriatrust.org.in
Address: 1-7-1074, RTC 'X' Roads,
Hyderabad - 500 020.
Tel: 040 - 27661422.
Annual Report: http://www.dangoriatrust.org.in/downloads/DCT%20Ann%20Report%202016-
2017.pdf
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Digital Green
Brief Description
Digital Green is a global development organization that empowers smallholder farmers to lift
themselves out of poverty by harnessing the collective power of technology and grassroots-level
partnerships. Digital Green is an independent non-governmental organization that focuses on
training farmers to make and show short videos where they record their problems, share
solutions and highlight success stories. Digital Green's approach is primarily a technology-
enabled means of behavior change communication, which is cost-effective, scalable, and brings
together researchers, development practitioners, and rural communities to produce and share
locally relevant information through videos.
Established
2006
Leadership Team
Rikin Gandhi, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Lakshmi Iyer, Regional Director, Africa
Vinay Kumar, Regional Director, Asia
Karin D. Lion, Director, Global Agriculture Strategy
Board
Kentaro Toyama - Board Chair - Digital Green Foundation (U.S.)
Melissa Ho - Board Secretary - Digital Green Foundation (U.S.)
Soumen Biswas - Board Member - Digital Green Foundation (U.S.)
Edwin Macharia - Board Member, Digital Green Foundation
Srikant Vasan - Board Member - Digital Green Foundation (U.S.)
Rajesh Veeraraghavan - Board Member - Digital Green Foundation (U.S.)
Tejesh Shah - Chair - Board of Directors, Digital Green Trust (India)
Indrani Medhi Thies - Board Member - Digital Green Trust (India)
GNS Reddy - Board Member - Digital Green Trust (India)
Areas of Work
CoCo - Connect Online Connect Offline
Community Videos
Technology
Innovation Labs
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects / On going:
Community-Led, Technology-Enabled Agriculture Intervention for Nutrition
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Digital Community Engagement Platforms for Improving Family Planning, Maternal Child Health
and Nutrition Outcomes
Partnership with India’s National Rural Livelihood Mission
More details: Here
Partner Institutions
Various Government Partners & Knowledge Partners. More details here:
http://www.digitalgreen.org/partners/
Funding Model
Governmental and Private Organisations
Contact & Social Media
Email: Contact form
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/digitalgreenorg
Annual Report: http://www.digitalgreen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Digital-Green_Annual-
Report_2017.pdf
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Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
Brief Description
Established
Strategic Management Team
Dr. Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director ([email protected])
Steve Godfrey Director, Policy & External Relations ([email protected])
Elizabeth Maddison, Director, Strategic Operations ([email protected])
Saul Morris, Director, Program Services ([email protected])
Lynnette M. Neufeld, Director, Knowledge Leadership ([email protected])
Tarun Vij, Director, Country Programs ([email protected])
Senior Management Team: Complete list
Board
Mauricio Adade (President Latin America & Global Malnutrition Partnerships, Royal DSM,
Brazil)
Dr. Kaosar Afsana (Director, BRAC Health Programme, James P Grant School of Public Health,
Bangladesh)
Vinita Bali (Chair of the GAIN Board of Directors, India)
Joachim Von Braun (Vice Chair of the GAIN Board of Directors, Chair of the GAIN Nominations
and Remuneration Committee, and Director, Centre for Development Research, University of
Bonn, Germany)
Kathryn Dewey (Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of Nutrition, University of
California, US)
Dominic O’Neill (Chief Operating Officer World Wide Fund for Nature International, Switzerland)
Ajai Puri (Non-Executive Director at Tate and Lyle PLC, Firmenich SA and Britannia Industries
Limited, India)
Felia Salim (Chairperson of the Governing Board of Kemitraan / Partnership for Governance
Reform and the Chairperson of Transparency International Indonesia, Indonesia)
Guillaume Taylor (Co-founder and Managing Partner of Quadia, Switzerland)
Stanley Zlotkin
(Chief, Global Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada Chair of the Board Programme
Committee, Canada)
Ex Officio:
Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, GAIN
Areas of Work
Food Fortification
Nutritious food Financing
Marketplace for nutritious foods & others
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Geographies of Focus: Multiple cities in India
Description of Research Projects
Large Scale Food Fortification
GAIN’s large scale food fortification projects in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh promoted the
fortification of wheat flour, edible oil, milk, and lentils and reached large sections of the
population, particularly the most vulnerable, through commercial channels and publically funded
programs such as the Public Distribution System, the Integrated Child Development Services
program, and the Mid-Day Meal program.
Decentralized production of fortified blended food
GAIN is facilitating the establishment
and operationalization of four production facilities to produce and distribute a quality assured
fortified blended nutritious food product to approximately 70,000 targeted beneficiaries (children
and pregnant and lactating mothers) in the states of Karnataka and Bihar.
Other work in nutrition and agriculture: https://www.gainhealth.org/knowledge-
centre/program/india/#our-recent-work-in-india
Partner Institutions: Multiple alliances with Governments, institutions etc. Details
Funding Model
Government grants + Private foundation donations
Contact & Social Media
Address: New Delhi, India D-2, Commercial Tower, Edenpark Hotel (Qutab Hotel), Shaheed
Jeet Singh Marg, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110016, T: +91 11 43147575
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GAINalliance
Website: https://www.gainhealth.org/knowledge-centre/country/india/
Annual Report: https://www.gainhealth.org/organization/annual-reports/
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Harvest Plus
Brief Description
HarvestPlus improves nutrition and public health in India by promoting pearl millet that provides
more iron and wheat that provides more zinc in the diet. They work with 45 partners+ drawn
from government, business, and civil society.
Established
1993
Leadership Team
Senior Advisor
M.S. Swaminathan (UNESCO Cousteau Chair in Ecotechnology & Chairman, M.S.
Swaminathan Research Foundation, India)
PAC Members: Full list
Board: Board of trustees have delegated to PAC (above)
Areas of Work:
Nutrition ,Crops, Bio-fortification
Geographies of Focus
Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand
Description of Research Projects
HarvestPlus supports the National Agricultural Research System in India to breed, test, and
release biofortified pearl millet and wheat developed through our partnership with the
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the International
Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
On going: Same as above
Partner Institutions
CGIAR and its subsidiaries.
Funding Model
Private foundations + grants
Contact & Social Media Pearl Millet:
Binu Cherian, HarvestPlus Country Manager,
c/o ICRISAT, Patancheru 502324,
Phone: +91 (40) 30713770
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Email: [email protected]
Wheat:
Parminder Virk, Crop Development Manager,
c/o ICRISAT, Patancheru 502324,
Phone: +91 4030713074
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarvestPlus-113133542401/
Latest Annual Report:
http://www.harvestplus.org/sites/default/files/publications/2017_AnnualReport_vF_July26.pdf
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ICCO
Brief Description
ICCo is a development organization working in India in collaboration with different partnering
institutions.
Established: Unclear
Leadership Team
Alay Barah, Executive Director
Trustees:
Mr.Sanjay Patra, Chairman
Ms. Sushma Mehrotra, Managing Trustee
Board: NA
Areas of Work
Agriculture Value Chain Development
Food & Nutrition Security
Impact Investments in Agribusiness
Geographies of Focus
Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Sikkim, Odisha,
Jharkhand
Description of Research Projects
ICCo’s Food and Nutrition Security Program aims to ensure food and nutrition security for poor
and marginalised communities, with a specific focus on women. The program focuses on
increasing access to government programs and schemes. It also monitors food security
schemes and opposing policies that might adversely affect food security.
They organise small farmers and educate them on technology, nutrition and rights related to
food security. Other strategies are aligning partners’ programs with the government and tapping
into government resources, improving production, marketing surplus products, and increasing
access to resources. The program also aims to develop the capacity of community-based
organisations. It works on synergies with inclusive business initiatives and also on access to
markets.
On going:
Value Chain Initiatives
Piggery Chain, Ginger Value Chain, King Chilli Value Chain etc.
Partner Institutions
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ICco works with multiple stakeholders like state governments (Jharkhand), NGOs, companies
and grantmakers.
Funding Model
Grants & Private
Contact & Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.iccoindia.org
Address: First Floor, C-19/A Green Park Extension, Delhi – 110016, T:+91-11-46866700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009485332020
Annual Report: http://iccoindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/ICCo-Annual-Report-2016-
17_Printable-4.pdf
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ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid
Tropics)
Brief Description
ICRISAT is an international non-profit organization that undertakes scientific research for
development. Through participatory methods it works in partnership with different entities - local,
regional, national & international
Established
1972
Leadership Team
Dr David Bergvinson, Director General [email protected]
Dr Peter Carberry, Director General (Acting) Deputy Director General - Research
Dr Ramadjita Tabo, Research Program Director – West and Central Africa and Country
Representative, Project Investigator - HOPE ll, Mali
Dr Moses Siambi - Research Program Director - Eastern & Southern Africa and Country
Representative, Kenya
Dr Anthony Whitbread - Research Program Director - Innovation Systems for the Drylands
Dr Rajeev K Varshney - Research Program Director - Genetic gains
Dr Pooran Gaur - Research Program Director - Asia Program
Joanna Kane-Potaka - Assistant Director General - External Relations
David Johnson - Director of Corporate Services
Board
Areas of Work
Crop Improvement, Integrated crop management, Policies and impacts, ICRISAT Development
Center, Plant Quarantine Unit, and Farm and Engineering Services.
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects
A detailed description of their ongoing R&D work: https://www.icrisat.org/research-development/
Partner Institutions
ICRISAT has various partners ranging from academic institutions to international NGOs. Here’s
a complete list of all their partners. https://www.icrisat.org/research-partners/
Funding Model
Private and foundations. Full list here.
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Contact & Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ICRISAT
Regional Program Director – Asia
Email: [email protected]
Strategic Doc 2020: http://www.icrisat.org/who-we-are/sp/icrisat-sp-2020.pdf
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IFAD
Brief Description
IFAD is an international financial institution and specialized United Nations agency based in
Rome, the UN’s food and agriculture hub. They fund grants and low-interest loans to projects
that have reached about 464 million people.
Established
1977
Leadership Team
President: Gilbert F. Houngbo
Board: Executive board with 18 member countries
Areas of Work
Crops, Climate & Environment, Nutrition
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects
IFAD does some extensive work in climate change, nutrition and increasing livelihood.
On going:
Fostering Climate Resilient Upland Farming Systems in the North East (Mizoram and Nagaland
States)
Convergence of Agricultural Interventions in Maharashtra's Distressed Districts Programme
Partner Institutions N/A
Funding Model
Contact & Social Media
Email: [email protected]
India contacts:
Meera Mishra: [email protected] (Country Coordinator)
Rasha Yousef Omar: [email protected] (Country Programme Manager)
Sriram Sankara Subramaniam: [email protected] (Associate Country Officer)
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IFPRI
Brief Description
IFPRI identifies and analyzes national and international policies and strategies for meeting the
food needs of the developing world on a sustainable basis, with particular emphasis on low-
income countries and on the poorer groups in those countries. IFPRI is headquartered in
Washington, DC.
Established
1975
Senior Management Team
Shenggen Fan, Director General, IFPRI
Sherian Abramaitys-Yi, Director, Human Resources
Channing Arndt, Director of Environment and Production Technology Division
Ousmane Badiane, Director for Africa
Paul Dorosh, Director of Development Strategy and Governance Division
James Fields
Director of Finance and Administration Division
Pramod Joshi, Director for South Asia
Rajul Pandya-Lorch
Director of Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff in the Director General's Office
Marie Ruel, Director of Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division
Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions Division
Observers
Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Head of Latin American and Caribbean Program
Howarth Bouis, Institute Fellow and HarvestPlus Interim CEO
Board
Mari Pangestu, Indonesia
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Nancy Birdsall, USA
Derek Byerlee, Australia
Margaret Catley-Carlson, Canada
Dacian Julien Cioloş, Romania
S. Mahendra Dev, India
Ismahane Elouafi, Morocco/Canada
Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Marcos Sawaya Jank, Brazil
Simon Maxwell, United Kingdom
Célestin Monga, Cameroon
Brave Rona Ndisale, Malawi
Emorn Udomkesmalee, Thailand
Areas of Work
Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply
Promoting Healthy Diets and Nutrition for All
Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry
Transforming Agricultural and Rural Economies
Strengthening Institutions and Governance
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects
TANDI initiative (“Tackling the Agriculture-Nutrition Disconnect in India”
POSHAN (Partnerships and Opportunities to Strengthen and Harmonize Actions for Nutrition in
India)
More details: Research Projects - India
On going:
Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)and Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH).
Partner Institutions
WFP
Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
Feed the Future
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) & more.
Funding Model
Grants, Private & Government Funding
Contact & Social Media
Email: https://www.ifpri.org/contact-ifpri-email-webform
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Food-Policy-Research-Institute-
IFPRI/15653394685
Annual Report: http://ebrary.ifpri.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15738coll2/id/132562/rec/1
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Indian Network on Ethics and Climate Change (INECC)
Brief Description: To facilitate the voice of the marginalized majority from specific local
contexts to be considered for policy action;
To undertake research and documentation on the issues relating to climate change, sustainable
communities and its implications especially for marginalised communities;
To undertake educational and other programmes with, and on behalf, of marginalized social
groups and communities on causes, responses and other dimensions of climate justice;
To explore and undertake pilot initiatives towards promotion of sustainable development
technologies and practices;
To focus on environmental ethics for individual and social action
To shape perceptions of the youth around this agenda specifically on the key issue of social
justice
Established:
Leadership Team:
AllwynD’Silva, Director, Institute for Community Organisation Research (ICOR), Mumbai
Nafisa Goga D’Souza, Convenor Executive Director, Laya Resource Center, Visakhapatnam
Ajita Tiwari, National Facilitator, INECC, New Delhi
R. Sreedhar, Director, Environics, New Delhi
Board
Areas of Work: Geographies of Focus: India
Description of Research Projects: INECC is an open, flexible and democratic network. The
INECC team currently comprises 16 active members. INECC works through its partners who
are present across key ecosystems in India: Coastal, Himalayan, Arid, Semi-arid, Forest and
Urban ecosystems. Its outreach is 150 organisations and CBOs based in various locations
across the country. Laya Resource Center, an NGO based in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh,
functions as the Secretariat for the Network’s operations.
On going:
Strengthening Climate Resilience for the Poor: State Action Plan on Climate Change
Climate Change and Grassroots Adaptation Process: Case Studies of 5 Ecosystems
Partner Institutions:
Funding Model: Grants/ Donations
Contact & Social Media
c/o Laya Resource Center
Plot no. 110, Yendada
Near Senora Beach Resorts
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Visakhapatnam – 530 045,Andhra Pradesh,INDIA
ph: +91 891 2526663, +91 891 2735332, +91 891 6539729 email: [email protected]
http://inecc.net
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Brief Description
CIMMYT works throughout the developing world to improve livelihoods and foster more
productive, sustainable maize and wheat farming.
Established
1966
Leadership Team
Board
Board of Trustees: More details
Areas of Work
Food insecurity and malnutrition, climate change and environmental degradation.
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects
They lead Germplasm, Maize and Wheat Research for CGIAR
On going:
To reduce air pollution around New Delhi, federal and state governments in India are pushing
for sustainable alternatives to rice paddy residue burning, a widespread practice farmers use to
clear their fields before sowing wheat. CIMMYT is working with partners to promote locally-
manufactured farm implements that sow wheat seed directly into unplowed land, with residues
of harvested rice paddies on the soil surface. This eliminates the need for burning crop residues
and tilling the soil, and can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 500 kilograms per hectare and
increase farmer income by $150 per hectare.
Partner Institutions
Depending on the project: Some partners include
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences
International (CABI), the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Kenya Agriculture and Livestock
Research Organization (KALRO), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the International
Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
Funding Model
Donors, Partners & Private
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Contact & Social Media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CIMMYT
Email: [email protected]
Latest Annual Report: https://spark.adobe.com/page/A7haWuoWz7vf1/
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ISAP India
Brief Description
Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP) is a Delhi-based development organization,
which is actively engaged in agriculture and rural development. It is one of the largest networks
of agriculture and allied sector professionals in the world.
Established
2001
Board
Mr Sudarshan Surywanshi - CEO - B.Tech (Agri), MTech (IIT, Kharagpur)
Mr Vikas Kardile - B Tech ( Agri) , PGDM (IIM Ahmedabad)
Dr B R Patil - Ph.D. (University Of Illinois, U.S.A)
Mr. Pankaj Agarwal - B.Tech. (IIT Delhi), M.Engg. (NUS Singapore)
Areas of Work
Sustainable livelihoods, Integrated Farming Systems
Small farm-based holistic model, Farmer aggregation and Agribusiness linkages, Rural
entrepreneurship and Vocational training, ICT in agriculture, Kisan Call Centre, Community
Radio Stations, E-Krishaksahyogi, Agribiz knowledge hub & e-learning
Geographies of Focus
Description of Research Projects
On going:
OCPF Integrated Farming System Project, Rajasthan
OCPF-Agriculture Extension System Project, Karnataka
Project SHARE II
Promotion of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) under Govt supported programs
Agri-clinic Agri-business Program
Partner Institutions
They have various partners from Governmental bodies to International organizations. Here’s the
complete list.
Funding Model
Contact & Social Media
Email - [email protected]
Address: B-1/B-1, Mohan Cooperative Industrial Estate, Mathura Road, New Delhi -110044,
Phone - +91-11-43154100
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/agribiz4u/
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Isha Foundation - The Isha Agro Movement (IAM)
Brief Description
Combining agro-forestry and organic farming techniques with comprehensive training and re-
education programs, IAM aims to support and assist the farmers of Tamil Nadu to re-establish
the ecological balance of their lands.
Established
2007
Leadership Team
Board
Areas of Work
Agro-forestry, education, organic farming.
Geographies of Focus
Tamil Nadu
Description of Research Projects
Combining agro-forestry and organic farming techniques with comprehensive training and re-
education programs, IAM aims to support and assist the farmers of Tamil Nadu to re-establish
the ecological balance of their lands.
Project Green Hands
Green School
On going:
Partner Institutions
World Environment Day Campaign Partners, International Sponsors, National Partners, Media,
NGOs: List here
Funding Model
Contact & Social Media
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LANSA: Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia
Brief Description: LANSA in India will actively engage with stakeholders through a variety of
channels (consultations, one-on-one meetings, blogs, newsletter, research and policy briefs,
social media channels) to bring a nutrition focus in Central and State Government programmes
to establish the agriculture-nutrition linkage and improve nutrition outcomes.
Established: 2013
Leadership Team
Haris Gazdar, Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research
Jeff Waage, OBE, Director of the London International Development Centre
Jim Sumberg, research fellow at IDS
John Mcdermott CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Improved Nutrition and Health
Madhura Swaminathan, Professor at the Economic Analysis Unit of the Indian Statistical
Institute, Bangalore, and Chairperson of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.
Board:
Areas of Work: Nutrition sensitive agriculture, Agri-food policy
Geographies of Focus
Description of Research Projects: The majority of the research in India is led by the MS
Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), the lead organisation for the LANSA programme.
The integrated package of work includes studies on understanding the barriers and facilitators
to nutrition-sensitive agricultural development in the country, analysing a few agri-food value
chains and exploring how agricultural interventions can be designed to improve nutritional
outcomes. Within these three areas, the following studies have been/are being conducted in
India:
1. ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, WOMEN’S AGENCY AND CHILD UNDERNUTRITION
2. AGRI-FOOD POLICY, STRATEGY AND VALUE CHAINS
3. PRO-NUTRITION AGRICULTURE INTERVENTIONS
On going:
NUTRITION SENSITIVE AGRICULTURE
How can agriculture interventions be designed to improve nutritional status?
ENABLING ENVIRONMENTS
How can agriculture and food systems be better linked to other drivers of nutrition?
Partner Institutions: MSSRF,
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Funding Model: Grants by UK DFID This research has been funded by the UK Government’s
Department for International Development; however the views expressed do not necessarily
reflect the UK Government’s official policies
Contact & Social Media:
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Living Farms
Brief Description
Focus is on improving food security and nutrition for marginal, landless agricultural laborers,
forest dependent communities and Adivasis in India
Established
2005
Team: Details here
Areas of Work
Establishing a sustainable agricultural model, Achieving food security and health, Regenerating
the forests
Geographies of Focus
Odisha
Description of Research Projects/ On going:
Establishing a sustainable agricultural model
Working with forest dependent, marginalized and landless farmers and villages to establish a
local community led model for sustainable farming
- In this model the farmers would grow and maintain their own seeds in a community owned
organic seed bank, use natural /organic fertilizers like compost and bio pesticides
- Market their produce and create value additions
- Use traditional multi-cropping (for example food crops like millets) instead of "monocultures"
and a single cash crop
Partner Institutions
WECF - Women Engage for a Common Future
Funding Model
Individual donations & grants
Contact & Social Media
Address: Living Farms, Plot No.1181 / 2146, Ratnakarbag-2, Tankapani Road, Bhubaneswar -
751018, Odisha - India
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LivingFarms/
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MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
Brief Description
The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) was established in 1988 as a not-for-
profit trust. MSSRF was envisioned and founded by Professor M S Swaminathan with proceeds
from the First World Food Prize that he received in 1987. The Foundation aims to accelerate
use of modern science and technology for agricultural and rural development to improve lives
and livelihoods of communities.
Established 1988
Leadership Team
Dr. G.N. Hariharan, Director, Biotechnology [email protected]
Dr Nadesa Panicker Anil Kumar, Director, Coastal System Research [email protected]
Nancy J Anabel, Director, Information, Education and Communication [email protected]
Dr Rengalakshmi, Director, Ecotechnology [email protected]
Dr R Rukmani, Director, Food Security [email protected]
Board
Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Founder Chairman, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
Dr. Madhura Swaminathan, Chairperson, MSSRF, Professor, Economic Analysis Unit, Indian
Statistical Institute
Mr. V. Namasivayam, Senior Director, Deloitte
Dr. T. Ramasami, Former Secretary, DST
Dr. Manju Sharma, Former Secretary to the Govt. of India, Dept. of Biotechnology
Dr. V.S. Chauhan, Director, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology
(ICGEB)
Dr. Kezevino Aram, Director, Shanti Ashram
Dr. Narayan G. Hegde, Trustee and Principal Adviser, BAIF Development Research Foundation
Shri. N.L.Rajah, Advocate
Dr. Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and Environment
Shri. S. Mahalingam, Former CFO, TCS
Areas of Work
Coastal Systems Research, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Ecotechnology, Food Security,
Information Education Communication, Gender & Grass-root Institutions, Climate Change
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects
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Climate change research:
Enhance the adaptive capacities of rural communities at the arid, semi arid and coastal regions
of India through evidence based climate change research;
Climate change policies: Play a key role in climate science based policy research on
mainstreaming adaptation and mitigation of climate change in various sectors such as
agriculture and food security, waster, coasts, clean energy security etc.;
Climate change capacity building: Build capacities at local community level through training the
trainer programs, workshops, seminars, symposiums and conferences. Thus, the outcome of
“climate change cross cutting theme” of MSSRF is not a standalone achievement; rather it is a
collective accomplishment of all partnering programs.
Food Security & Nutrition:
Studies on the Technological Dimension of Agricultural Crisis
Study of large-scale feeding programmes and their linkages with small farmers
Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana (MKSP – Programme for the Empowerment of Women
Farmers), Vidarbha and Odisha
Ongoing:
Geographical Information System based Forewarning Model for Pest Management in Coastal
Agriculture, Vedaranyam Block of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu
Conservation and Development of the Vedaranyam Coastal Zone based on the Gandhian
Principles
Studies on greenhouse gas fluxes in Pichavaram mangrove ecosystem, Southeast coast of
India
Restoration and management of mangroves along the Thane Creek in Navi Mumbai region
Inventorisation and Monitoring of Biospheres Reserves in India using Remote Sensing and GIS
Technology
Mangrove restoration and afforestation in the degraded area
Partner Institutions
Various partners in the state, national and international level. Full list here.
Funding Model: Private + Grants + Government
Contact & Social Media
Website: http://www.mssrf.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mssrf.org
Email: [email protected],[email protected]
Annual Report: http://mssrf.org/sites/default/files/Annual%20Report%202016-17.pdf
Address: M S Swaminathan Research Foundation
3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai 600 113, India, Tel: +91 (44) 22541229,
+91 (44) 22541698
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National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture
Brief Description : To make Indian agriculture resilient to climate change through development
and application of adaptation and mitigation technologies.
Established: 2010
Leadership Team: Dr. H. Pathak : Principal Scientist and Professor
Board:
Areas of Work: Climate Resilient Agriculture
Geographies of Focus: India
Description of Research Projects:
1. Phenotyping, physiological evaluation and genetic improvement of irrigated crops (rice,
wheat, chickpea) for heat and drought stresses.
2. Monitoring of GHG emissions through flux towers/field measurement in irrigated rice-
wheat production system in the IGP (New Delhi) and rice-rice system in south-east
peninsula (Aduthurai).
3. Adaptation and mitigation through improved crop management, enhanced water
productivity and nutrient use efficiency; and carbon and nutrient budgeting in rice-wheat
system.
4. Strengthening real-time data capture on crop health through Satellite Data Reception
System and integrate the output to agro-advisories.
5. Integrated crop modelling for wheat and rice for impact assessment and identifying
adaptation strategies at regional level for near and long-term downscaled scenario.
6. Technology demonstration on farmers fields and capacity building.
On going:
1. Vulnerability of irrigated crops to climate variability
2. Genotypes of crops tolerant to climatic stresses
3. GHG emission inventory and mitigation technologies
4. Real time information on crops
5. Contingency measures for managing climatic stress
6. State-of-the-art infrastructure for climate research
7. Trained scientific man power
8. Extension departments and farmers exposed to the climate resilient technologies
9. Institutionalization of linkages with other national programmes
Partner Institutions:
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ICAR Institutes and SAUs
Indian Meteorological Dept.
Department of Science and Technology
IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Delhi
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
Indian Institute of Science
State Agricultural Departments/NGOs
CGIAR Institutes (IRRI, CYMMIT, IWMI)
Funding Model
Grants + Partnerships
Contact & Social Media
http://www.nicra.iari.res.in/index.html
Dr. H. Pathak
Principal Scientist and Professor
Division of Environmental Sciences,
IARI, New Delhi
Email: [email protected]
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Payir
Brief Description
Payir is a grassroot level organization in India that helps empower rural communities through
holistic development activities. Payir has initiated several programs that address key challenges
in order to empower villages in Perambalur.
Established
2007
Leadership Team
Senthilkumar Gopalan, Managing Trustee
Other trustees: http://www.payir.org/trustees/
Areas of Work
Health & Sanitation, Education, Nutrition, Sustainable Farming
Geographies of Focus
Tamil Nadu
Description of Research Projects
On going:
Monopolization of cash crops – cotton and maize has depleted soil wealth : Knowledge transfer
to around 450 farmers on cultivation of vegetables and cereals
Partner Institutions
Funding Model
Contact & Social Media
Address: Payir Trust, Thenur village, Perambalur District, Tamil Nadu 621 114, India
Annual Report: http://www.payir.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Payir-Annual-Report-2018.pdf
Email: [email protected]
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PRADAN
Brief Description
PRADAN began working with the government and have developed programs such as IRDP,
SGSY, and the National Rural Livelihood Mission.
Established
1983
Leadership Team
Mr. Narendranath Damodaran, Executive Director
Deep Joshi, Co-founder
Vijay Mahajan, Co-founder
Board
Ms. Anshu Vaish, Chairperson
Ms. Sushma Iyengar, Vice-chairperson
Mr. Pramath Raj Sinha, Member
Ms. Mirai Chatterjee, Member
Mr. Biswajit Sen, Member
Mr. Sanjay Upadhyay, Member
Ms. Smita Mohanty, Staff Member
Mr. Narendranath Damodaran, Ex-officio Member-Secretary and Executive Director
Pradan Global: http://www.pradan.net/who-we-are/#ourboard
Areas of Work
Social Mobilization, Food Security, Managing Natural Resources, Livelihoods, Market Linkages,
Governance
Geographies of Focus
Mid India - Rajasthan to West Bengal
Description of Research Projects
Nutrition-intensification intervention activities with women
On going:
Producer Companies Linking Small Producers to Markets
Living Waters – Promoting Community Managed Micro Lift Irrigation Among the Poor
Promoting Tasar Yarn Production among the Rural Poor.
Partner Institutions
UNICEF, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WFP & others. Complete list here
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Funding Model
Donations and CSR
Contact & Social Media
Address: #3, Community Shopping Centre, Niti Bagh, New Delhi - 110049
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pradanofficialpage?ref=hl
Email: [email protected]
Annual Report: http://www.pradan.net/news-publications/statutory-reports/annual-reports-
financial-reports/
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Sri Sri Institute of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Trust
(SSIAST)
Brief Description: The Sri Sri Institute of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Trust is
established by H. H. Sri Sri Ravishankar with the main objective to provide opportunities in
education, research and extension in different branches of Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary
and Animal Sciences, Agricultural Engineering, Home Sciences, Forestry, Co-operation and
Agribusiness and other allied fields.
Established: 2008
Leadership Team:
Board: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Areas of Work: Natural Farming/ Increasing productivity/ Climate Change
Geographies of Focus
Description of Research Projects
On going:
(Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana) – Karnataka & Maharashtra
The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), an initiative to promote organic farming in the
country, According to the scheme, farmers will be encouraged to form groups or clusters and
take to organic farming methods over large areas in the country.
To avail the scheme, each cluster or group must have 50 farmers willing to take up organic
farming under the PKVY and possess a total area of at least 50 acres.
The Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojna attempts to attain two ends -
Make clusters or groups of farmers to maximize resource pooling and cooperation.
Disseminate benefits to the greatest number of farmers and maximize promotion of organic
farming.
it really is a more focused and targeted approach towards promotion of organic farming
techniques and benefits
RKVY(Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana) – Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
Department of Agriculture is implementing Natural Farming farming in 131 clusters to benefit
250000 small and marginal farmers in about 725 villages. A majority of farmers in these clusters
are already practicing agro ecology approaches for more than 3 years. The major goal is to
establish natural farming on a large scale to improve the productive efficiency of the natural
resources and provide better and more livelihood options to farmers with special focus on small
and marginal farmers, women, tenants, agriculture workers. This will improve farmers
livelihoods and more important provided resilience towards climate changes.
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Evolving suitable institutional systems for improving the livelihoods of small and marginal
farmers in a sustainable manner by building capacities of the community based organizations of
farmers, men and women, representing small producers to manage, sustain and promote
sustainable livelihoods.
The program will have Cluster as a unit covering 2000 farmers per cluster in around 5-6
villages.
A total of 200 landless/single headed woman Poorest of Poor (PoP) families in each cluster will
be supported to meet food security needs and also generate significant additional income.
A total of 200 Master Farmers will be capacitated so as to disseminate the NF practices within
and outside the cluster.
The program will have an intensive implementation period of 3 years and a consolidation period
of 2 years.
http://www.ssiast.com/projects/ongoing-projects.aspx
Partner Institutions:
Department of Agriculture IGNOU
Funding Model: Grants/ Donations
Contact & Social Media:
21st Km, Kanakpura Road,
Udaypura post, Bangalore 560082 080-28432965
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SSP
Brief Description
Learning and developmental organization that empowers grassroots women to enable
sustainable progress in underserved communities in India.
Established
1998
Governing Body
Mr. Adolph Furtado, Chairperson
Ms. Prema Gopalan, Secretary
Mr. V.C. Nadarajan, Treasurer
Mr. Sampath Kumar, Member
Mr. Nisheeth Kumar, Member
Dr. Aravind Chinchure, Member
Prof. N. Vinod Chandra Menon, Member
Ms. Payal Randhawa, Member
Areas of Work
Clean Energy, Water & Sanitation, Agriculture & Nutrition, Community Resilience, Preventive
Healthcare Services
Geographies of Focus
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Bihar, Assam
Description of Research Projects
In 2014, the SSP began a small but significant movement that introduced the Climate Resilient
Agriculture (CRA) method to help thousands of women like Shailaja.
The CRA method involves using adaptation and mitigation tools to build resilience to climate
change. Besides increasing agricultural productivity and incomes, it helps ensure food security,
provides a sustainable livelihood and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. As women become
more financially stable, they diversify into other groups of businesses.
On going:
Women-led Food Security Agriculture
SSP has successfully piloted and scaled the One-Acre Model in partnership with Misereor
Germany, which is currently being viewed internationally as a unique model by multiple
development agencies.
SSP builds capacities of grassroots women’s groups as innovators in sustainable agriculture. In
climate threatened and disaster prone areas, these groups of women introduce innovative
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practices like drought and flood-resistant crops, early crop varieties. They adopt and propagate
organic farming methods. SSP’s experience shows that women are most interested in making
agriculture viable. They are keen on using basic agriculture equipment, adopting water-efficient,
low-input farming methods. These groups are also experimenting with mixed farming and
intercropping and are attempting to increase the cycles of cultivation.
Partner Institutions
Misereor Germany, Ashoka- India, Government of Maharashtra, Maharashtra Rural Livelihood
Mission, Great Eastern Shipping Company, Clearing Corporation of India Krishi Vigyan Kendra
and more.
Funding Model
Grants and CSR Money
Contact & Social Media
Address: Swayam Shikshan Prayog, Gayatri Building, Opp Orchid School (Gate 2), Balewadi
Phata, Baner, Pune 411045, Phone: +91 20 20251356
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sspindia.org/
Annual Report: https://www.sspindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/SSP-Annual-Report-
2016-17.pdf
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Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI)
Brief Description
Long-term research initiative focused on solving problems of poverty, malnutrition, and rural
development in India. They believe linking agriculture to nutrition and applying a food systems
approach is the critical strategy to tackle chronic and micronutrient malnutrition while addressing
rural poverty.
Established
1962
Leadership Team
Dr. Prabhu Pingali, Founding Director
Areas of Work
Food security, Sustainable agriculture, Nutrition
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects
Agriculture-led Growth Strategies
Increasing total household income and expanding food budgets are central to a household’s
ability to afford the quantity, quality, and diversity of food needed for complete human nutrition.
Food & Micronutrient Programs
TCI is interested in understanding the effectiveness of the many food-based, micronutrient
access programs currently being undertaken throughout the country by public and private
entities. This includes biofortification efforts, public-private partnerships seeking to expand
micronutrient access, and government safety-net programs.
Nutrition Behavior Change
TCI seeks to improve and expand research methods and impacts for intra-household behavior
change. They are exploring the use of women’s self-help groups in creating behavior change at
the community level. They are also studying emerging taste and quality preferences as rural
populations get exposed to modern food value chains.
Metrics on Ag-Nutrition
TCI has looked to advance a set of activities, including an expert consultation for identifying the
minimum set of nutrition variables, which can be attached to agricultural, economic and other
studies on human behavior or resource management.
On going:
AguaClara: Clean Drinking Water Systems
Market-based Flour Fortification Project
Optimizing Soil Health
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Technical Assistance and Research for Indian Nutrition and Agriculture (TARINA) Details:
https://tarina.tci.cornell.edu/
Partner Institutions
AguaClara
BAIF Development Research Foundation
Delhi School of Economics (DSE)
Digital Green
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-arid Tropics
International Food Policy Research Institute
Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences
Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN)
Sight and Life
Tata Institute for Social Sciences (TISS)
Tata Trusts
Funding Model
Grants & Scholarships
Contact & Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Address: 375 Warren Hall, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and
Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7801, Phone: 607-255-4416
Website: https://tci.cornell.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tata-Cornell-Institute-1395626940508882/
Annual Report: http://tci.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Annual-Report-2017-Tata-
Cornell-Institute.pdf
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Vaagdhara
Brief Description
VAAGDHARA is non government organization working for Child Rights, Sustainable Livelihoods
and Facilitating the poor to voice their issues and concerns.
Established
1986
Leadership Team
Mr. Jayesh Joshi, Secretary
Board
Mr. Brij Mohan Dixit, Chairperson
Mr. Jayesh Joshi, Secretary
Ms. Varsha Joshi, Treasurer
Mr. A.J.James, Member
Mrs. Anita Damor, Member
Mr. Sunny Sebastian, Member
Dr. Shachi Adesh, Member
Areas of Work
Child Rights, Sustainable Livelihoods, Facilitating the poor to voice their issues and concerns
Geographies of Focus
Southern Rajasthan
Description of Research Projects
Identifying food diversity among the tribal and to bring together the indigenous knowledge and
practices to promote Nutrition Sensitive Farming System. Details.
Partner Institutions
UNICEF, Save the Children, Welthungerhilfe etc.
Funding Model
Grants and Donations
Contact & Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Address: Village and Post Kopda,Banswara, Rajasthan, India. T: +91-2962-215161
Website: http://www.vaagdhara.org/
Annual Report: http://www.vaagdhara.org/wp-
content/uploads/2017/12/Anual_Report_2016_2017.pdf
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Water and Agriculture Resilience Mission (WARM) Caritas
Brief Description:
Caritas India had initiated reflections at various levels for developing strategies of drought
intervention which culminated in the formulation of a mission called Water and Agriculture
Resilience Mission (WARM), a Solidarity Response of the Church to Farmers’ Distress in
February 2017. The initial phase of the mission which has come to its completion in July 2018
calls for a review for further perusal.
Established: July 30 - Sept 30 2018
Leadership Team: Dr. Saju M.K., Zone Manager, West zone with the support of Mr. Joseph
Fonseca, Finance Manager, West Zone, Mr. Melvin Pangya, State Officer, Maharashtra, Mr. K.
A. Sebastian, State Officer, Madhya Pradesh and Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Asst. Programme
Manager, SABAL.
Board: Caritas International
Areas of Work: Farming Practice/Technology
Geographies of Focus: Marathwada
Description of Research Projects: From July 30 to September 02, 2018, a four days WARM
review cum proposal finalization write-shop organized by Caritas India at Nagpur to empower
CBOs as advocacy agents for addressing water security and community mobilization towards
water governance and sustainable and climate resilient agriculture practices in around 30000
households in Marathwada, Vidarbha and Bundelkhand region. Majority of these households
come under the category of marginalized farmers, women and youth from SC, ST and OBC
communities. The eighteen months first phase of the programme has revealed eye-opening
factors like it was instrumental in getting functionalized 310 Water Friends, digging/ renovating
or cleaning 55 open wells, making or cleaning 165 soak pits, 79 farm ponds, renovating 39
damaged water bodies, making 3555 compartment bunds, besides nala bunds, check dams etc.
On the agriculture front, it has inspired 409 households to start organic farming, 1064
households to start mix cropping or traditional farming using traditional seeds, 488 families to
start kitchen garden beside getting planted 3710 fruit/ deep-rooted trees. All the more it is
interesting to note that it has helped 3509 households/ people to mobilize Rs. 6,81,86,243/-
through various govt schemes and programmes.
On going: https://www.caritas.org/what-we-do/food/agriculture/
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Contact & Social Media
Head Office
Caritas India, CBCI Centre Ashok Place, Opposite to Goledakkhana
New Delhi - 11 00 01, India
Fax:- 91 - 11 - 2371 51 46 /
2336 74 88
Website:- www.caritasindia.org
Phone: 91 -11 - 2336 3390 / 2374 23 39 /
2336 27 35
Email: [email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/CaritasIndia
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Welt Hunger Hilfe
Brief Description
With a vision to have a world without hunger and poverty, Welthungerhilfe has been
implementing several initiatives in rural areas of India and Bangladesh.
Established
1962
Leadership Team
Honorary Patron: The President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Board
Supervisory Board:
Bärbel Dieckmann, President
Prof. Dr. Joachim von Braun, Vice President
Norbert Geisler, Director Finance Committee
Amadou Diallo, Supervisory Board
Rita Lanius-Heck, Supervisory Board
Prof. Dr. habil. Conrad Justus Schetter, Supervisory Board
Dr. Tobias Schulz-Isenbeck, Supervisory Board
Executive Board:
Dr. Till Wahnbaeck (CEO)
Mathias Mogge (Executive Director Programmes)
Christian Monning (Chief Financial Officer)
Areas of Work
Food and Nutrition Security
Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Agriculture
WASH and Water Security
Governance and Peace and Natural Resource Management
Climate Resilience
Geographies of Focus
India
Description of Research Projects
Welthungerhilfe links agriculture, natural resource management, education and economic
development to enable citizens and communities to fulfil their right to adequate food and
nutrition security.
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On going:
Nutrition: To reduce the extremely high levels of undernutrition in the Jharkhand state,
Welthungerhilfe and its partners are tackling some of the underlying causes in a project funded
by BMZ. This includes organising community nutrition camps to provide training on the
identification, care and treatment of malnourished children as well as training in agriculture,
natural resource management and WASH activities to increase the variety of food available and
improve mother and child health.
Economic Development: Welthungerhilfe and its partners are working with small-scale farmers,
producer groups and small and medium food retailers to contribute to sustainable local food
systems. Small-scale farmers in producer organisations are supported in the process to gain
organic certification, improve storing, processing and labelling of their products and create new
market linkages to retailers and wholesalers.
Partner Institutions
They partner with various Networks, Corporates, Foundations and Institutions. Details.
Funding Model
Donations and Partnerships
Contact & Social Media
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://welthungerhilfeindia.org/country/india/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Welthungerhilfe
Annual Report: https://www.welthungerhilfe.org/about-us/transparency-and-quality/annual-
report/
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World Bank : Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate
Change
Brief Description: Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change
Established: December 2014 - December 2019
Leadership Team: Priti Kumar
Areas of Work: climate adaptation interventions
Geographies of Focus: India
Description of Research Projects: The objective of the Sustainable Livelihoods and
Adaptation to Climate Change Project for India is to improve adaptive capacity of the rural
poor engaged in farm based livelihoods to cope with climate variability and change. The project
has 3 components. (1) Planning, service provision and implementation of climate change
adaptation component will support risk assessment, planning, service provision and
implementation of climate adaptation interventions. The key activities include: (i) community-led
risk assessment and participatory planning of climate adaptation interventions; (ii) provision of
strategic climate change adaptation services through knowledge assimilation and partnerships
with resource institutions; and (iii) implementation of climate adaptation interventions in
agriculture by community institutions (self-help groups/federations) utilizing the Community
Climate Adaptation (CCA) grants upon approval of a community adaptation plan. (2) Scaling
and mainstreaming community-based climate adaptation component will enable support and
build capacity for the implementation of climate adaptation interventions, and to develop the
strategy for scaling up. Key activities include: (i) capacity building of National Rural Livelihoods
Mission (NRLM) national and state staff and creation of a cadre of Community Resource
Persons (CRPs); (ii) building knowledge support system for climate adaptation including policy
inputs for scaling-up of the community-based climate adaptation approach within the NRLM. (3)
Project management and impact evaluation component will invest in: (i) establishment of climate
adaptation units staffed with full-time professionals within the NRLM and the State Rural
Livelihoods Mission (SRLMs) of the participating states; (ii) establishment of a monitoring
system and evaluation arrangements (baseline, mid-term and end-of-term);
http://projects.worldbank.org/P132623/?lang=en&tab=results
Partner Institutions: Ministry of Rural Development
Funding Model: Department Of Economic Affairs, Ministry
Contact & Social Media
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Priti Kumar: Senior Agriculture Specialist
https://in.linkedin.com/in/priti-kumar-095873157
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II INDIVIDUALS
Dr. Bhaskar Mittra from TISS
Dr. Bhaskar Mittra teaches at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) and is the Associate
Director of the Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI). Apart from teaching
various courses at TISS, he is responsible for managing India-based operations for TCI. He is
the TISS Representative to the Technical Assistance and Research for Indian Nutrition and
Agriculture (TARINA) Steering Committee.
Areas of Work: Poverty and livelihoods, agriculture development, natural resource
management, institutions (market-based and community-led), community-based natural
resource conservation, and public policy.
Email: [email protected]
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Chewang Norphel
Brief Description: known as the Ice Man of Ladakh, is a civil engineer who has experimented
in the field of agriculture and water conservation
Geographies of Focus: Leh/Ladakh
Description of Research Projects: In 1996, Norphel joined the Leh Nutrition Project, a non-
governmental organisation, as project manager for watershed development
Norphel noticed a small stream had frozen solid under the shade of a group of poplar trees,
though it flowed freely elsewhere in his yard. He realized the reason for this phenomenon: the
flowing water was moving too quickly to freeze, while the sluggish trickle of water beneath the
trees was slow enough to freeze. Based on this, he created artificial glaciers by diverting a river
into a valley, slowing the stream by constructing checks. The artificial glaciers increase the
ground-water recharge, rejuvenating the spring and providing water for irrigation. He
constructed them at lower elevations, so that they melt earlier, expanding the growing season.
By 2012, Norphel had built 12 artificial glaciers. Norphel's largest glacier is the one at the
Phuktsey village. It is 1,000 ft long, 150 ft wide and 4 ft in depth. It can supply water for the
entire village of 700 people and cost Rs 90,000 to make.
Contact & Social Media:
Chewang Norphel
Project officer
Leh Nutrition Project
Ladakh-194101
Tel-01982-52151
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Ramanathan
Brief Description: Ramanathan of Ganapathipalayam in Tamil Nadu advises for starting your
own forest agriculture.
Areas of Work: Farming Practice i.e Agro-forestry
Geographies of Focus: Udumalaipatty, Tamil Nadu
Description of Research Projects: He grows nearly 1500 trees in an acre. Some of trees are
useful as food source, some for burning purpose, some give fibres, some are useful for cattle-
feed, some have medicinal value and others are root types. As they are grown like this, they
support each other.As long as the saplings are young, watering should be done, say for one
year. The forest agriculture starts yielding their own fruits after five years. After that there is no
need for water or fertilizer. The benefits they give would be more than what one would get from
annual crops
Partner Institutions: Honey Bee Network
Funding Model: Self
Contact & Social Media: Via Honey Bee Network
http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/hb_inno_detail.php?page=1&search_case=agriculture&lang_
name=en
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Prem Prakash Sharma
Brief Description: Carrot Protects Wheat Crops: A creative method for the protection of wheat
crop against nematode pests.
Areas of Work: Farming Practice i.e Pest control
Geographies of Focus: Jaipur, Rajasthan
Description of Research Projects: A method to protect the wheat crop against pests. Many
farmers of Jaipur district in Rajasthan report that carrot plants prevent the infestation of
nematodes in wheat crops. In this simple method, the farmers broadcast seeds of carrot along
with wheat seeds. The carrot plants are removed during the first and second weeding when the
wheat crop becomes established
Partner Institutions: Honey Bee Network
Funding Model: Self
Contact & Social Media: Via Honey Bee Network
http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/hb_inno_detail.php?ID=KNW0010000000777&lang_name=en
&page=2&search_case=agriculture
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M M Gopal
Brief Description: Paddy seed drill: The seed drill helps is direct sowing of paddy seed through
a unique conveyor belt mechanism specially designed for paddy seeds and transplantation of
paddy.
Areas of Work: Mayiladuthurai Tamil Nadu
Geographies of Focus:
Description of Research Projects: Sankaranarayanan has devised a paddy drill that has proved
to an economical alternative to tilling. It ensures increased yield.This equipment consists of a
5.25" long and 0.5" wide PVC pipe which is connected with two 1.75" long diameter iron wheels
on their lid. In the middle of the pipe, there is one hopper for seed filling. In this PVC pipe, 1 cm.
diameter holes were made in a circular manner in a 10 rowsat a internal of 20 cm. In the inner
side of the pipe then is a conveyor belt extends to both side from the middle. And there is a long
T shaped handle for pulling the equipment. While pulling this equipment, the seeds get
conveyed from the hopper to holes in the pipe. The seeds fell through holes of an internal
diameter of 10 cm.
Partner Institutions: Honey Bee Network
Funding Model: Self
Contact & Social Media: Via honey Bee Network
http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/hb_inno_detail.php?page=4&search_case=agriculture&lang_name=
en
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M Thirumalai
Brief Description: A compact maize sheller has been devised with higher shelling capacity and
which requires fewer people to operate compared to regular shellers.
Areas of Work: Rajapalayam Tamil Nadu
Description of Research Projects:. M.Thirumalai has devised an improved maize sheller of
increased shelling capacity, less labour requirement. The original sheller is operated by a tractor
through a PTO shaft locally called a Yokenkeet. In the main shaft there is one bearing. The size
of the ply wheel or pulley has diameter of 3/4. But Thirumalai found the speed of rotation
unsatisfactory, and did some alterations. He provided 6 bearings in the main shaft where in the
old type it was made up of just a hollow pipe. He increased the size of the ply wheel up to 1
diameter whereas in the old model it was 3/4. The improved machine can be transported by
attaching cultivator links with the tractor where in the old model it was carried only through
tractor trailer. It is also theft-proof, can be easily transported and has an enhanced lifespan.
Partner Institutions: Honey Bee Network
Funding Model: Self
Contact & Social Media: via honey bee network
http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/hb_inno_detail.php?page=5&search_case=agriculture&lang_
name=en
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P Thirumaran
Brief Description: Farmer-friendly power tiller
Areas of Work: Farming Equipment
Geographies of Focus: Madurai Tamil Nadu
Description of Research Projects: Shri. Thirumaran a farmer from, Madurai District of Tamil
Nadu encountered some problem while using his newly purchased tiller. He found that he need
to modify the tiller to suits his needs. For example for taking the power tiller from one place to
another, there was no provision for seating arrangements and also the power tiller could only be
used for wet land ploughing and could not be used for dryland operations. He set about
improvising on the tiller and made improvements in 1. Seating arrangements in the power tiller
2. Land leveller 3. Dry land plough 4. Non-jerking power trailer Initially nobody (including his
family members/friends) encouraged him in the design of implements but he received a lot of
appreciation after completion in his area. He is ready to supply these models or help others to
design the same at any time. He is thankful to Mr. Chandran, the proprietor of Chandra Lathe
Works, Chekkanoorani who helped him a lot at the time of developing his innovations.
Partner Institutions: Honey Bee Network
Funding Model: Self
Contact & Social Media:
http://www.sristi.org/hbnew/hb_inno_detail.php?page=6&search_case=agriculture&lang_name=
en
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III APPENDIX
Organisation Areas of Work Geographies Year of
Est.
Agramagee
Food & Nutrition
Sustainable Agriculture
Environment protection, including
biodiversity conservation &
rejuvenation.
Odisha 1981
AME India Improving farm livelihoods in
drylands
Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka and
Tamil Nadu
1982
BAIF
Agriculture and Food Security,
Economic Opportunity,
Energy and Environment,
Health
Odisha 1967
Care India
Health
Education
Livelihood
Gender amongst others.
Central India &
TN 1950
CCASF Climate Resilient Ag Haryana 2011
Central Research Institute for
Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) Climate Resilient Agriculture India 1985
Climate Change Agriculture
and Food Security (CCAFS) Climate Resilient Ag Haryana 2011
CropIn Profitability and sustainable farming India 2010
Dangoria Trust Health & Nutrition, environmental
outreach and sanitation. Telangana & AP 1981
Global Alliance for Improved
Nutrition
Food Fortification
Nutritious food Financing
Marketplace for nutritious foods &
others
India
Harvest Plus Nutrition ,Crops, Bio-fortification
Maharashtra,
Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar,
Jharkhand
1993
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ICCO
Agriculture Value Chain
Development
Food & Nutrition Security
Impact Investments in Agribusiness
Assam, Arunachal
Pradesh,
Meghalaya,
Nagaland,
Manipur,
Mizoram, Sikkim,
Odisha,
Jharkhand
N/a
ICRISAT
Crop Improvement, Integrated crop
management, Policies and impacts,
ICRISAT Development Center, Plant
Quarantine Unit, and Farm and
Engineering Services.
India 1972
IFAD Crops, Climate & Environment,
Nutrition India 1977
IFPRI
Fostering Climate-Resilient and
Sustainable Food Supply
Promoting Healthy Diets and
Nutrition for All
Building Inclusive and Efficient
Markets, Trade Systems, and Food
Industry
Transforming Agricultural and Rural
Economies
Strengthening Institutions and
Governance
India 1975
Indian Network on Ethics and
Climate Change (INECC) Climate Resilient Agriculture India
International Maize and
Wheat Improvement Center
(CIMMYT)
Food insecurity and malnutrition,
climate change and environmental
degradation.
India 1966
ISAP India Sustainable Agriculture, Women
Empowerment India 2001
Isha Foundation Agro forestry, Education, Organic
Farming Tamil Nadu 2007
LANSA
Enabling Environments for Nutrition,
Agri-Food Policies and Markets,
Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture
Afghanistan,
Bangladesh, India,
Pakistan, South
Asia
2013
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Living Farms
Establishing a sustainable
agricultural model, Achieving food
security and health, Regenerating the
forests
Odisha 2005
MS Swaminathan Research
Foundation
Coastal Systems Research,
Biodiversity, Biotechnology,
Ecotechnology, Food Security,
Information Education
Communication, Gender & Grass-root
Institutions, Climate Change
India 1988
National Innovations in
Climate Resilient Agriculture Climate Resilient Ag and Productivity India 2010
Payir
Sustainable Farming, Health &
Sanitation, Nutrition, Education,
Governance, Skills & Livelihood
Tamil Nadu 2005
PRADAN
Social Mobilization, Food Security,
Managing Natural Resources,
Livelihoods, Market Linkages,
Governance
Mid India -
Rajasthan to West
Bengal
1983
SSIAT Natural Farming India 2008
SSP
Clean Energy, Water & Sanitation,
Agriculture & Nutrition, Community
Resilience, Preventive Healthcare
Services
Maharasthra
mostly 1998
TCI Food security, sustainable
agriculture, nutrition India
Vaagdhara
Child Rights, Sustainable Livelihoods,
Facilitating the poor to voice their
issues and concerns
Southern
Rajasthan 1986
(WARM)- Caritas Climate Resilient Ag Marathawada 2018
Welt Hunger Hilfe Food and Nutrition Security India, Bangladesh 1962
World Bank : Sustainable
Livelihoods and Adaptation to
Climate Change
Climate Resilient Ag India 2014
